The significance of climate litigation for the political debate on Loss & Damage

The policy brief addresses two important questions. Firstly, the role of climate litigation this far in addressing legal claims for loss and damage. Secondly, the potential that climate litigation holds in redressing the claims of losses and damages. The brief provides an analysis of how the two arenas of legal action – negotiations and litigation – interact and how they can work together to provide a more robust legal basis for supporting issues of loss and damage.